Whose Privileged Life Is It Anyway?
A Madonna concert. Stealing Dad’s credit card. Sounds like a great idea! Teenage Orlando enjoys a lavish and privileged life-thanks to his family’s successful business. But, his Honduran-born father has different ideas of where his hard-earned cash should go. This audacious new comedy dares to ask: who is entitled to privilege?
how to make an American Son is a Regional Premiere in the Walker Theatre.
Length: 90 minutes with no intermission
View the digital playbill here.
“Peña’s work succeeds in simultaneously touching our hearts, stimulating our minds, and examining our society” – David Henry Hwang
“Deliciously original storytelling” – Willamette Weekly
“A riveting new play” – Broadway World
- Preview performances, April 3 – 10 with limited discount tickets available.
- Opening Night is Saturday, April 11, 2026.
- Pregame: Y2K DJ Nights featuring DJ Lindsay Slowhands on April 17 & 24, and DJ Stanley Frank Sensation on April 30 & May 7
- Queeries: A Post Show Discussion with the cast and director will take place after the
performance on Sunday, April 19.
CAST
RAFAEL… Caleb Andrew Cabrera
MANDO… Richard Perez
DICK… Michael Phillis
ORLANDO… Nicholas René Rodriguez
SEAN… Matt Skinner
MERCEDES… Monica Rose Slater
CREATIVE TEAM
Stage Manager… Liam Kirk
Set & Props Designer… Maya Linke
Lighting & Projection Designer… Spense Matubang
Costume Designer… Alice Ruiz
Sound Designer… Christopher Sauceda
Intimacy Choreographer… Jeunée Simon